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#1 ·
UPDATE!!! Anthem D2v NOW SHIPPING. News By Bob Pariseau:


''The Anthem Statement D2v is shipping now (confirmed). The Anthem AVM 50v is supposed to ship this coming week. [NOTE: Anthem originally referred to these two units as the "D2 v.2" and "AVM 50 v.2".]


The original Statement D2, AVM 50, and quite possibly the AVM 40, may be discontinued soon if that hasn't already happened. Upgrades to the D2v or AVM 50v for owners of the original units should be available soon (my guess would be February for the D2 -> D2v upgrade). Upgrade pricing is not confirmed yet. Either upgrade will require shipping the unit to the Anthem factory in Canada.


HDMI is V1.3c -- some folks may care about the particular V1.3 level

Speaker Xover is "Pair"

Surround Mode is BOTH PLIIx and THX (the additional THX stuff is user selectable -- you don't seem to have an option for that)


Pricing is a little confusing right now as Anthem seems to be offering a reduced "introductory" price at the moment. It appears the US MSRP for the D2v is $7499 at the moment. The AVM 50v pricing is not confirmed yet but will likely remain $2K less than the D2v pricing. The price includes Anthem ARC-1 (room correction) bundled with either the D2v or the AVM 50v.


LPCM audio: for both of these units it is up to 7.1 channels at up to 192KHz/24bit. [NOTE however that ANALOG multi-channel audio input remains 5.1 on both units.]


In addition, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD bitstream decoding are in both units now via HDMI 1.3c. Anthem has announced that "Dolby Volume" will be added as a free software upgrade for both units (user installable) -- no ETA announced.


Video is up to HDMI 1080p/60 (with 1080p/24 support) including HDMI V1.3 "Deep Color" and full video processing. Video processing is 12 bits per component (36 bits per pixel) end to end using the latest VXP chip from Sigma Designs. The two HDMI video outputs run in "parallel" -- i.e., they are both live at the same time, but they can not be set to carry different video signals. It is not clear yet whether that restriction may be relaxed in future firmware.''



Anthem support. Fast and really efficient:
tech@anthemav.com


Anthem D2v2 announcement:

http://www.castercomm.com/prView.cfm?cid=111&id=208


And the new Sigma scaler (Sigma bought Gennum...):

http://www.reuters.com/article/press...008+BW20080414

8 HDMI 1.3c IN and 2 OUT!!!!! No need for an external HDMI switcher anymore!






Here's a compilation of links to find specific informations faster in this mega-thread on the D2!


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PANIC ROOM!


* Should I panic since the D2/AVM50 are NOT HDMI 1.3? :


Not anymore!!!


The D2/AVM50 will both be upgradable (hardware upgrade) to do the D2v, so they will be HDMI 1.3c, 7.1, and will support decoding of DD TrueHD, DTS HD and DTS-HD Master


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FIRMWARE and INSTALLING NEW FIRMWARE


* Belt & suspenders approach to doing the update from Bob Pariseau
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...post10645127


* Disconnect HDMI sources and display PRIOR to installing an upgrade!
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9277613


* Some extra steps to make sure your settings remain good
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9543881


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SETUP -- SOME BASIC, SOME ADVANCED


How to adjust Phase and Polarity for your subwoofer(s)
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...post13997761
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...post15831964



* How to get the best from your video setup (video calibration for non-ISF techs)
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9277613
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9564825


* Lossless HDMI audio for folks without HDMI displays
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9805765
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9808465


* Max resolution/frame rate for processed HDMI or Component video
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9683898


* My video is "shocking pink"!
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9610862


* Using AUTO DIG to get more than one device on the same input
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9564730


* What if my 1080p display only accepts up to 1080i input?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9286645


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ANTHEM ROOM CORRECTION (ARC-1) : AUDIO BLISS IN A FEW, EASY STEPS

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...=#post14142274
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http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...=#post14462796
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...=#post14469019
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...=#post14477302
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...=#post14484075


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THINGS YOU CAN DO WHILE WATCHING/LISTENING


* Why can't I get to the audio processing mode I want?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9627851


*Making SDTV Programs Fill a 16:9 Screen Without Distortion
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...post10864623


* Fun with Custom Cropping and Scaling
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9587424
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9652415
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9660854
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9672930
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...ostcount=10203


* What's with this Frame Lock stuff?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9556938


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TERMINOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY


* Color Space
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9731538
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9738172


* Data Format (YCbCr 4:4:4, etc.)
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...ostcount=14288
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9442585
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9443139
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9445345
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9306459


* Frame Rates and Custom Resolutions
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9211974
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9276351


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SOURCE DEVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS


* Scientific Atlanta DVR
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9557247


* Oppo 970 for SACD or DVD-Audio over HDMI
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9388249


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DISPLAY SPECIFIC SETTINGS


* Custom Resolution for a 1366x768 Panasonic display
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9081443


* How to output 1080p48 to Sony Ruby with Live Video Settings Editor
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9221154


* Custom /24Hz Resolution for a Sony Pearl
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9256440


* What if your display won't accept it's "native" resolution as input?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9795082


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SOUND SPECIFIC SETTINGS


* How to set the D2 with the Velodyne DD15 subwoofer
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post8872147


* How well does the Room Resonance Filter work? What does it do, and what affect does it have?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...post10516640


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Latest review by Kris Deering (august 2006) of the Anthem D2:

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volum...006-page1.html


And my review:

http://statement.anthemav.com/HTML/P...D2_Reviews.pdf


For those searching for Kris Deering's benchmark of the video section of the D2 at Secrets, you can access it directly here:

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-b.../V%20Processor


Anthem's page for the Statement D2:

http://statement.anthemav.com/HTML/Products/D2/D2.html
 
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#561 ·
Nathan,


I get the du1 on my Moto 6416 as well, when the cable box is off and I happen to switch my tv to the HDMI input. Doesn't appear to do anything beyond display that code. Oh, and tell me that my cable box is off. Interesting that the box is off but still outputs (via hdmi) a black screen with white letters telling me the box is off in text when the tv's corresponding input is selected.


Ah, those wonderful Moto boxes. I have Cox cable and had an issue with the boxes resetting themselves constantly and losing all my DVR settings. This then progressed to macroblocking on the HD channels. Well 5 techs and many months later nothing really changed, it just seemed to happen in varying forms. Each time I got a new box and actually in 4 months went through several versions of the 6412 and 6414. They also preceeded to replace all cabling in my house in the process. The final tech finally listened to my thought that if he tested the line at the street it would tell if the problem was my house or the branch line. Well it was the branch line, so all that wiring (free) was just chasing their tail. Supposedly they came out to fix the brank line on two occasions but nothing really changed. The test readings basically read strength, of which I always had plenty and a second reading that I am not sure the name of. I think it has to do with draw and line splitting. Well anyway this second figure never really improved and I got tired of taking days off.


I got fed up and went with my theory that the variations were the box, as the tech had said that soft and esp. the hard hits they send seem to damage the delicate Moto boxes. Also that most boxes seem to be shuffled around to different customers or are refurbs. Well each week I went to the cox counter to exchange my box (a bunch of 6414s) and they each worked to differing degrees, some were better and some didn't pass a HD pic. since the macro blocking was so bad. THEN I got what finally appeared to be a NEW box and a 6416 to boot. Cable has been perfect since. No resets, perfect HD picture. So don't take the box for granted and exchange it if you even think its the problem. Afterall you are renting it so it costs nothing to keep exchanging until you find one that works better.


OH, and I am an AVM30 owner, since this is a bit off topic. ;-)
 
#562 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan_R /forum/post/0


Thanks for the tip. I finally found an acceptable delay timing. It's still not perfect, but I'm happier now.

I have the 880 as well and have noticed this BUT the Anthem remote does the same thing for me. As such I think its the Anthem HEX code that actually has a fast repeat built in. A quick jab yields a small increase and longer push yields a fast increase, on both remotes for me.


The delay setting could certainly modify this behavior to your liking though, with the 880 at least.
 
#564 ·
Greetings,



I just pulled the trigger on the AVM 50. I will be mating it with a Denon 3910, Scientific Atlanta 8300HD ( Time Warner - Passport software ) DVR/STB, Sony DVP-CX995VP DVD/SACD 400 disc jukebox, D link DSM 520 Media Bridge all connected via HDMI ( hopefully ).


My display is a Sony VPL-HS51 which is 1280x720 native resolution display. I am sure there will be some challenges with the SA Box although time Warner recently updated the firmware so I will have to see how that works out.


I look forward to receiving this superb machine......woo hoo!


Regards,
 
#565 ·
just got my avm50 here in the Philippines. from my initial setup, everything looks great. Used the HQV disc and it has much better picture quality than my Iscan hd+
 
#566 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by abc999 /forum/post/0


just got my avm50 here in the Philippines. from my initial setup, everything looks great. Used the HQV disc and it has much better picture quality than my Iscan hd+

Im curious, do you find it better to calibrate video using the scaler adjustments, or do you leave the video adjustments at default?
 
#567 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by placidman /forum/post/0


Greetings,



I just pulled the trigger on the AVM 50. I will be mating it with a Denon 3910, Scientific Atlanta 8300HD ( Time Warner - Passport software ) DVR/STB, Sony DVP-CX995VP DVD/SACD 400 disc jukebox, D link DSM 520 Media Bridge all connected via HDMI ( hopefully ).


My display is a Sony VPL-HS51 which is 1280x720 native resolution display. I am sure there will be some challenges with the SA Box although time Warner recently updated the firmware so I will have to see how that works out.


I look forward to receiving this superb machine......woo hoo!


Regards,

I also have the Denon 3910 and SA 8300HD (Time Warner in upstate NY). I'd be interested to know how these 2 components work with the AVM 50. I'm looking into getting the AVM 50 as well.


Thanks.
 
#568 ·
Greetings,


Quote:
I also have the Denon 3910 and SA 8300HD (Time Warner in upstate NY). I'd be interested to know how these 2 components work with the AVM 50. I'm looking into getting the AVM 50 as well.


Randman, I will be sure to post my findings once I have things up and running.



Regards,
 
#569 ·
Follow to my DCT-3412 issues. Nick and another Anthen employee told me to set "16x9 on Crop Input and Letterbox/Pillar box on Scale Out." For whatever reason, this has solved my resetting problem. I can now switch back and forth from the 3412 to another source and have the 3412 remember its 16x9 and 1080i settings. Weird.
 
#570 ·
Hello everyone. For several months, I've been reading the Anthem AVM 50 AND Statement D2 threads while anticipating the arrival of my AVM 50, MCA 50, and MCA 20 amplifiers. They finally arrived two weeks ago, but I have yet to hook anything up, as I am in the process of building an equipment rack to house them in. I have taken them out of the box and admired them for many an hour. My wife and kids think I'm nuts!


I have plugged both the MCA 50 and MCA 20 into the wall outlet to make sure they turn on. When I did this, I listenened to see if I could hear any noise, but they are both dead silent. When I plugged the AVM 50(version 1.o1) in, I turned the little switch above the power cord on and it was dead silent. When I press the Main button on the front cover to turn the unit on, however, I could hear a low level electronic humming noise. The noise seems to be coming from the right front side of the unit. Looking into the vents, I can see what looks like a torroidal transformer. I believe the sound is coming from this part. I have tried plugging the unit into other outlets in my house, but it's still there. It's a low level sound, which I can hear while I'm approx. 2 feet away from the unit.


Does anyone else's AVM 50 make this noise? Is this normal for this unit? I've read the FAQ section on the Anthem website and ensured that the one dimmer I have in my house was turned off.
 
#571 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by ajeruns /forum/post/0


Hello everyone. For several months, I've been reading the Anthem AVM 50 AND Statement D2 threads while anticipating the arrival of my AVM 50, MCA 50, and MCA 20 amplifiers. They finally arrived two weeks ago, but I have yet to hook anything up, as I am in the process of building an equipment rack to house them in. I have taken them out of the box and admired them for many an hour. My wife and kids think I'm nuts!


I have plugged both the MCA 50 and MCA 20 into the wall outlet to make sure they turn on. When I did this, I listenened to see if I could hear any noise, but they are both dead silent. When I plugged the AVM 50(version 1.o1) in, I turned the little switch above the power cord on and it was dead silent. When I press the Main button on the front cover to turn the unit on, however, I could hear a low level electronic humming noise. The noise seems to be coming from the right front side of the unit. Looking into the vents, I can see what looks like a torroidal transformer. I believe the sound is coming from this part. I have tried plugging the unit into other outlets in my house, but it's still there. It's a low level sound, which I can hear while I'm approx. 2 feet away from the unit.


Does anyone else's AVM 50 make this noise? Is this normal for this unit? I've read the FAQ section on the Anthem website and ensured that the one dimmer I have in my house was turned off.

I just checked mine and didn't notice any noise. When the AVM 50 triggers the MCA 50 to power up, I hear a very slight hum. Nothing I would have ever noticed unless my ear was pressed up against it.


I have got to hand it to you, I could never muster up that much testosterone and not hook up that gear for two weeks!
 
#572 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by RMK /forum/post/0


I am having troubles getting 4:3 non-anamorphic DVD material to display correctly on the D2. I am using a Denon DVD 5900 via component input into the D2 with component output from the D2. The DVD 5900 is configured for a 16x9 display and interlaced output. Prior to the D2, I would run the 5900 with progressive output and squeeze mode enabled. This gave me a properly scaled 4:3 image centered in a 16:9 display.


What I am getting on the D2 is a letterboxed image, but the 4:3 content is completely stretched edge to edge on the display. I really want just pillarboxed output. I have talked with Nick at Anthem about this, and he tells me to use 4:3 crop and Letterbox/pillarbox on the scaling menu. This does not give me pillarboxed output.


The only way that I have found to fix this is to set the DVD 5900 to 4:3 letterboxed. This works, but is not practical for casual browsing through lots of extras on a DVD. Nick has also told me to always leave the player in 16:9 mode.


Does anyone using the D2 get their 4:3 material to display in the correct aspect ratio while leaving the DVD player in 16:9 format? Thanks for the help.


Robert

If there was an answer to Robert's Question, I missed it. Pillar boxing non-anamorphic with no aspect ratio changes is a basic capability. I'm hoping it's not left to funky resetting of source players.


I'm pulling the trigger on this given my disappointment in the Dragonfly. My biggest challenge is regrouping inputs/outputs to a 1080p JVC HD2K FP

- JVC30K component (mostly for archiving)

- JVC D5MU DVI (mostly for Playback)

- MediaPC 1080p HDMI

- Symmetry (probably at 720x480)

- Pio DV59AVi HDMI 480i, (but no firewire
)

- Moto Cable HD DVR (I have bad experience on DVI here, so probably Component)

- Samsumg BD (soon I hope)

- Tosh HD-A1 (it's challenging when a HD disc format is a bigger pain than D-VHS)

- Couple Pio LDs (what no firewire OR RF
)

- Zenith DVB318 backup player, to deal with things like pillar boxing

(I guess the HD Leeza & RP82 SDI will be officially retired, even though it's really only turned after power outages).


So I will probably need to keep the Zektor 4x2 component switch but maybe drop the Zektor 5x1 DVI switcher. I have a purelink HDMI switcher between my JVC HD2K and scalers & PC & was planning to run Blu-Ray direct with no scaler.

-



But if Phil likes it, I know I will love it. How you doing?


Appreciate everyone's postings.


Tim
 
#574 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by rudolpht /forum/post/0


....But if Phil likes it, I know I will love it. How you doing?


Appreciate everyone's postings.


Tim

Hey Tim,


How are you. With your complicated setup, I would not base too much on what I have to say as my situation is quite a bit simpler. The D2 is not without its bugs and in need of fixes. Each situation is going to be different based upon equipment and needs. For me, I am willing to see what Anthem can and is going to do going forward as the D2 has even greater potential than what it is in its current form and to the best of my knowledge it is about the only (depending how you look at it) affordable complete solution available right now.


On the sound side of things, the improvements I am hearing compared to my former Rotel RSP-1098 are very noticable and I am very pleased.


On the video side of things, the overall PQ is noticably better than my former Lumagen VisionPro HDP. The usability factor of the D2 compared to the Lumagen is a completely different story. After as much HDMI issues are solved as possibile and an official firmware update is released, the next firmware update needs to address at a minimum: Per Resolution/Per Input Memories, better Aspect Ratio Controls, more basic test patterns including every other HLine and VLine and making custom timing input available. All signs and indications point to this being done; however, how fast they are implemented is something else.


I am enjoying my D2 and I am going to give it some time to mature on the Video Processing end of things.
 
#575 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kris Deering /forum/post/0


All input signals can have anything applied to them, no worries there. I am currently using the HDMI 1.1 function for HD DVD and DVD Audio and I can apply any processing I want.

Is the post-processing applied to DD+ or just to the DD stream? Can you convert DD+ 5.1 to DD+ 7.1? Thanks.


C.
 
#576 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by chas /forum/post/0


Is the post-processing applied to DD+ or just to the DD stream? Can you convert DD+ 5.1 to DD+ 7.1? Thanks.


C.

DD+ is decoded by the HD DVD and output as PCM to the Anthem over HDMI. The Anthem reports it as 6 Channel PCM 96Khz. To that you can add any post processing available: The display will read something like this - Digital 5.1+PLIIx, Digital 5.1+THX Ultra 2 Cinema etc.


As far as I know the only source you can not add post processing to according to the manual is a DTS 24/96 signal.
 
#577 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by pciav /forum/post/0


DD+ is decoded by the HD DVD and output as PCM to the Anthem over HDMI. The Anthem reports it as 6 Channel PCM 96Khz. To that you can add any post processing available: The display will read something like this - Digital 5.1+PLIIx, Digital 5.1+THX Ultra 2 Cinema etc.

Does this mean that you can setup the post processing to "extract" rear-channel information from the L/R surrounds (for those of us who have 7.1 speakers), thereby simulating a surround EX decoding?
 
#578 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by randman /forum/post/0


Does this mean that you can setup the post processing to "extract" rear-channel information from the L/R surrounds (for those of us who have 7.1 speakers), thereby simulating a surround EX decoding?

Exactly. You can apply any available format in the D2: DD-EX, PLIIx, THX, DTS:NEO etc.
 
#579 ·
Just placed an order for a D2 today! Can't wait. Salesman said it will take about 2 weeks... hopefully I get it before the 4th of July weekend!


I plan on using XLR balanced cables with the Anthem (my amps support XLR in). It's hard to tell from the D2's manual whether the XLR connections in the rear of the D2 are male or female. It seems from the pictures that Levesque posted (on the first page of this thread) that the XLR connections are male, so I would need an XLR cable with a female end to connect to the D2. Is this correct?


Also, what sort of XLR cables are Anthem owners using? I believe in good cables, but IMHO, most cables are "diminishing returns" type of items... would prefer to spend
 
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